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but he is not as a go for afghanistan, iraq, -- tax,. he is now -- at -- he is not pay as you go for afghanistan, iraq and tax cuts the prescription drug program. >> he was not pay as you go in 2004 when the money was going to virginia. >> one reason for the selective nist was in 2003, we did not have a $14 trillion in debt. another thing, it's not as if you cannot predict that we will have disasters in the country. we have further gains, earthquakes, tornadoes. it is not as if it comes out of nowhere. it is quite an objection -- we are spending $6 billion a year on ethanol. offset with 1/6 of what we spent on ethanol. >> at the beginning of the program we heard michele bachmann suggests that god is trying to send a message. she was clearly joking. was what paul joking when he told -- ron paul joking when he told anderson cooper that he would do away with fema? does that make sense? >> he was joking -- sn't joking -- >> no, no. >> cantor also meant it. the important thing with this disaster -- irene did not ask whether she could come or
but he is not as a go for afghanistan, iraq, -- tax,. he is now -- at -- he is not pay as you go for afghanistan, iraq and tax cuts the prescription drug program. >> he was not pay as you go in 2004 when the money was going to virginia. >> one reason for the selective nist was in 2003, we did not have a $14 trillion in debt. another thing, it's not as if you cannot predict that we will have disasters in the country. we have further gains, earthquakes, tornadoes. it is not as if it...
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. >> we are involved militarily and east four countries, iraq, afghanistan, libya, pakistan. will the war ii, they sold war bonds -- world war ii, they sold wer -- war bonds. average room and raise taxes to pay for the korean war. how are we -- harry truman raise taxes to pay for the korean war. how are we paying for these wars? >> in world war ii, a up half of gdp. this is under 3% of gdp. >> so we don't have to pay for it? >> this is a man who was going toxic over the prospect of the deficit. you are absolutely right, these are the most unpatriotic wars ever waged. fought without a draft, without tax increases. we got tax cuts. the war has been put on the national debt by the afghanistan and iraq wars, put on the national debt from the founding of this country in the 1776 to 1900 a.d., two world wars, the louisiana purchase, the civil war, the great depression. >> even if i conceded the wars are unpatriotic they are not the drivers of the dead. it is not me speaking, it is the president's own commission. it is demagoguery to say they are the drivers of the debt. >> do we ag
. >> we are involved militarily and east four countries, iraq, afghanistan, libya, pakistan. will the war ii, they sold war bonds -- world war ii, they sold wer -- war bonds. average room and raise taxes to pay for the korean war. how are we -- harry truman raise taxes to pay for the korean war. how are we paying for these wars? >> in world war ii, a up half of gdp. this is under 3% of gdp. >> so we don't have to pay for it? >> this is a man who was going toxic over the...
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afghanistan is one example. he speaks about it as a war of necessity and talks about the strategic requirements. now all he wants to talk about is getting out. libya, no one even understand what the objective was. and then you have the constitutional issue. the president unilaterally doing this. area of all this is that dennis kucinich, very dovish liberal democrat who is suing over this, the libya war and the non- consultation, acknowledged that the bushes, father and son, had consulted and not approval from congress in advance. >> in decisive, but he did pull the trigger on osama bin laden -- >> what president would not have? >> excuse me -- >> come to you and said -- >> didn't president clinton had a chance to pull the trigger? >> the decisions he made a leading up to bin laden were the most difficult and gutsiest he had seen from any president. on what charles said about libya, certainly we would get a better position if, after the attack, he had gone and gotten a resolution from congress approving that. it
afghanistan is one example. he speaks about it as a war of necessity and talks about the strategic requirements. now all he wants to talk about is getting out. libya, no one even understand what the objective was. and then you have the constitutional issue. the president unilaterally doing this. area of all this is that dennis kucinich, very dovish liberal democrat who is suing over this, the libya war and the non- consultation, acknowledged that the bushes, father and son, had consulted and...
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i've been doing afghanistan and bin laden and the greek crisis. >> the president says he wants to get working, wants us to get working. i cannot think of a better way than to have him come over today. ng.are waiting sen >> senate minority leader mitch mcconnell. for all the kids were outraged by the president's remarks. -- republicans were outraged by the president's remarks. but harry reid was listening. what you make of the president's performance on wednesday, mark? >> i think the president recognizes two things. over the last two years, democrats lost to the debate on their major initiatives, economic recovery and health care. they don't want to run the risk this time. they have to lay out what the consequences are, the recklessness and irresponsibility of even entertaining the possibility of letting this country defaults on its obligations. >> evan, what do you make of it? >> you cannot be partisan about this. at least he is showing some energy. but he has got to be an arm twister behind the scenes, and he is not really lyndon johnson. this is serious now. this is his moment of l
i've been doing afghanistan and bin laden and the greek crisis. >> the president says he wants to get working, wants us to get working. i cannot think of a better way than to have him come over today. ng.are waiting sen >> senate minority leader mitch mcconnell. for all the kids were outraged by the president's remarks. -- republicans were outraged by the president's remarks. but harry reid was listening. what you make of the president's performance on wednesday, mark? >> i...
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items balancing the budget eventually is a $1 trillion we are going to save from the wars in iraq and afghanistan. a peace dividend. now in the deliberations, republicans say that does not count any longer. having voted for it. so there is more than a little inconsistency all the way are around. that'll it is serious when you hear some members, a freshman, and some of the people campaigning for president, saying that you really do not have to raise the debt ceiling. and you would not really compromise anything much. but the truth is, the facts showed you can pay off the entitlements, but then you cannot pay soldiers in the field. you cannot have a justice department. you cannot have anybody looking at whether your borders are sick. you cannot have education. you cannot pay anything if you pay those bills and interest on bonds. that is it. >> that is why i think the good news in as bad situation is john boehner saying he still thinks we can get a big deal. >> the rupert murdoch scandal may have cost the atlantic. at the department of justice and all kinds of federal agencies will be going after th
items balancing the budget eventually is a $1 trillion we are going to save from the wars in iraq and afghanistan. a peace dividend. now in the deliberations, republicans say that does not count any longer. having voted for it. so there is more than a little inconsistency all the way are around. that'll it is serious when you hear some members, a freshman, and some of the people campaigning for president, saying that you really do not have to raise the debt ceiling. and you would not really...
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afghanistan. the other -- he put pressure on afghanistan. the other thing is ryan crocker -- >> came out of retirement. >> very important. >> it is a pity he is in afghanistan. he ought to be in iraq, were needed a spectacular job. >> the president tries to defuse the birth or controversy. >> we don't have time for this silliness. we have got better stuff to do, i've got better stuff to do. we have problems to solve, and i'm confident we can solve them, we have to focus on them. >> i am taking great credit you have to ask the president, why didn't he do this a long time ago? >> that is donald trott, taking credit for the fact that the president of united states has released his long form birth certificate. mr. trump has moved onto questioning the president's academic credentials, how he got into columbia and harvard law school. by the way, he was president of the harvard law review. "the new york times" said on friday that his decision to prove that he was a legitimate document up public office was a low and debasing, in public life. why did
afghanistan. the other -- he put pressure on afghanistan. the other thing is ryan crocker -- >> came out of retirement. >> very important. >> it is a pity he is in afghanistan. he ought to be in iraq, were needed a spectacular job. >> the president tries to defuse the birth or controversy. >> we don't have time for this silliness. we have got better stuff to do, i've got better stuff to do. we have problems to solve, and i'm confident we can solve them, we have to...
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it is going to be difficult, and it will come down to cutting off the salaries of those in combat in afghanistan, their families, of food stamps, military housing. that is the confrontation they are going to be facing. >> what about in the senate? democrats say they have a plastic to keep republicans from posting their fondest is not -- they have a plan to keep republicans from frosting the fondest desires. >> listening to the mark, i understand why birds are falling out of the sky. [laughter] and of days -- end of days. oh, yes, the filibuster. i would love democrats to succeed. i want to see its complete abolition. years ago, democrats hold up nominees to the court of appeals, the republicans said to abolish the filibuster. i am among those who want to abolish it. >> there are radicals who want to -- >> not radical enough. >> it would be interesting if they actually had to hold the fort and debate it, and with specific numbers of people -- >> like jimmy stewart. >> it would not be jimmy stewart. 10 -- >> 10 jimmy stewarts. it is not in the constitution, and was used pretty sparingly until 10 o
it is going to be difficult, and it will come down to cutting off the salaries of those in combat in afghanistan, their families, of food stamps, military housing. that is the confrontation they are going to be facing. >> what about in the senate? democrats say they have a plastic to keep republicans from posting their fondest is not -- they have a plan to keep republicans from frosting the fondest desires. >> listening to the mark, i understand why birds are falling out of the sky....
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afghanistan has to be fought successfully or not -- on the basis if you want afghans -- afghanistan to become an al qaeda state. what is it, a billion dollars a month? even at $8 billion a week, it is trivial compared to the magnitude of the problem -- a billion a week. entitlements are half the budget. in 10 years, they will be 80% of the budget. the real news is this week republicans, house republicans, the rubicon. they announced this week after did lange that they are going to propose cuts in entitlements unilaterally in april and the budget. this is not going to be only about that 12% of discretionary. and the test will be, will obama demagogued? >> i think not. >> the fever of egypt is spreading throughout the middle east. >> the united states strongly opposes the use of violence and strongly supports reform. that move toward democratic institution building and economic openness. i called my counterpart in bylined this morning and directly conveyed our deep -- bahrain of this morning and directly conveyed our deep concern. >> the rebellion in is spreading. in bahrain, the governm
afghanistan has to be fought successfully or not -- on the basis if you want afghans -- afghanistan to become an al qaeda state. what is it, a billion dollars a month? even at $8 billion a week, it is trivial compared to the magnitude of the problem -- a billion a week. entitlements are half the budget. in 10 years, they will be 80% of the budget. the real news is this week republicans, house republicans, the rubicon. they announced this week after did lange that they are going to propose cuts...